The National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, in its most recent report, indicated that in the first eleven months of this year there was an increase in violent deaths.
In the case of the country’s capital, Bogotá, there were 2,126 violent deaths; while in Cali 1,385 were reported; It is followed by the city of Medellín with 901; Cartagena with 555; Barranquilla with 516, and Cúcuta with 362.
“Throughout the country there were 25,272 violent deaths, of which 21,942 corresponded to men and 3,323 to women. This represents an increase of 1,632 violent deaths compared to the same period in 2021, when the total number was 23,640, of them 20,683 men and 2,951 women, ”says the report.
In terms of age, people between the ages of 20 and 24 registered more violent deaths with 4,003 deaths; It is followed by the range of 25 to 29 years with 3,817 cases; from 30 to 34 years with 3,032; from 35 to 39 years with 2,401, and from 40 to 44 years with 1,908 deaths.
Legal Medicine also indicated that the events that produce the most violent deaths are the following:
- Transport events (12.97%).
- Accidental deaths (12.71%).
- Suicides (9.96%).
- Homicides (1.54%).
Meanwhile, there was an increase in non-fatal injuries. In 2021 there were 145,173, while this year there were 186,400, with 85,092 cases for men and 101,279 for women. “Mostly it was due to intrafamily violence with 78,600 cases, followed by interpersonal violence with 55,864; injuries in a transport event with 26,251; medical-legal examinations for alleged sexual abuse with 23,726, and finally, accidental injuries with 1,959 cases,” the document revealed.
On the other hand, Bogotá is the city with the most cases of domestic violence with 13,014; Medellín follows with 3,247; Cali with 2,002; Barranquilla with 1,638; and Villavicencio with 1,292 cases.
Police rescued a foreigner who had been kidnapped in Cali
Safe and sound is a foreign citizen who, apparently, had been detained once morest his will following arriving in Colombia with a friend from Guatemala.
His rescue occurred in the Santa Elena neighborhood (commune 10) of the capital of Valle, when the uniformed members of the Santiago de Cali Metropolitan Police advanced a checkpoint as a strategy to provide greater and better security conditions for citizens within the framework of the festivities that take place these days in the capital of Valle del Cauca.
Simultaneously, the National Police Intervention Unit (Unipol) carried out search procedures for people and vehicles in different parts of the city. “When carrying out one of these requirements, a distress signal is heard coming from said vehicle, for which reason the operational security protocols were activated,” said the Police.
According to the authorities, two men were on board the car, one of them said at that time that he was a victim of kidnapping. According to the information collected, he had arrived from Guatemala on November 23; the person driving the vehicle was captured and left at the disposal of the competent authority.
“The Institution will continue to pay attention to the requirements of the citizenry and invites the community to provide information that helps to break down the scourges of crime. For this purpose, they can contact the cell phone 3116253670, the emergency line 123 or 156 of the Cooperating Network, where police professionals guarantee complete confidentiality,” said the Police.
